Jimmy Fallon returns to The Tonight Show studio for the 1st time in months
Jimmy Fallon isn't working from home anymore.
Fallon's The Tonight Show, which has been broadcast from his house since March, this week began once again filming at the show's Rockefeller Center studio in New York City. He's the first of the late night hosts to resume production in his studio during the COVID-19 pandemic, Deadline reports, though Conan O'Brien recently began filming his show at the Largo at The Coronet in Los Angeles. Like Conan, The Tonight Show still doesn't have an audience, and according to Deadline, a "majority" of Fallon's staff will continue working from home.
On Monday's Tonight Show, a mask-wearing Fallon was seen walking back to work through the streets of Manhattan and having his temperature checked upon arriving, and in an opening monologue, he explained that everyone in the studio tested negative for COVID-19 before returning and that members of the production crew will be wearing masks and face shields.
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Fallon also offered a "thank you" to those who helped New York City, which recently reported no new COVID-19 deaths for the first time in months, get "back to where we are now." Still, as the U.S. continues to set records for number of new COVID-19 cases, to those states like Florida and Arizona experiencing a surge in infections, Fallon said, "I guess I'm here to show you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel if we all do our part to keep each other safe."
Celebrating a new sense of "normalcy" for the show, Fallon went on to mark the occasion by singing, "It’s Beginning to Look a Bit like Normal." Watch his return below. Brendan Morrow
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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